Déjeuner sur l'herbe

Three metal figures having a picnic in a newly opened area called Quebec, with magnificent trees and a secret 300 year old water cascade. The sculptures are placed in a special clearing that looks out over the park. This is a new commission that joins other works at Chatsworth from the artist Allen Jones.

Déjeuner sur l'herbe by Allen Jones

Allen Jones says, 'The chosen subject of the picnic echoes a famous painting by Edouard Manet, entitled "Déjeuner sur l'herbe". In both cases the public are being asked, in their mind's eye, to participate in the picnic. In the Manet painting a seated naked woman looks straight out of the picture, challenging the viewer to join them. At Chatsworth a visitor will come across my sculpture whilst walking through the woods. There is a vacant seat which suggests the possibility of joining the picnic, or else to face the other way and appreciate the beauty of the landscape.'

Face the other way and appreciate the beauty of the landscape